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RNS Number : 3737P
GoldmanSachs International
05 June 2015
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:
BG GROUP PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
04 June 2015
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
YES - disclosed previously for BG GROUP PLC
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchases
1,297,100
256,221
26.4700 EUR
19.2800 GBP
26.0000 EUR
19.0150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
1,262,827
1,427,269
26.4700 EUR
19.2800 GBP
26.0050 EUR
19.0150 GBP
Class of relevant security
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchases
2,311,305
1,000,000
19.3750 GBP
29.4294 USD
19.1600 GBP
29.4294 USD
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
2,837,865
19.3800 GBP
19.1550 GBP
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Purchases
375,000 (750,000)
59.3082 USD
59.3082 USD
ADR / (1.00 : 2.00)
Sales
500,000 (1,000,000)
59.0000 USD
59.0000 USD
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
598
19.0150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
3,002
19.0150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
3,265
19.0150 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,767
19.0703 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
345
19.0703 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
598
19.0750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
12,600
19.1015 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
84,359
19.1041 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
11,654
19.1041 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
5,478
26.0428 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Increasing a long position
59,000
19.0918 GBP
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
55
19.1800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
139
19.1800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
955
19.1800 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
36,000
19.1865 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
311
19.2020 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,132
19.2132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
628
19.2132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,040
19.2132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
14,619
19.2132 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a long position
3,848
19.2219 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
1,040
19.2300 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
22
19.2589 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,556
19.2647 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
11,654
19.2706 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
359
19.2706 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
84,000
19.2706 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
14,274
19.2012 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
630
19.2040 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Reducing a short position
260
19.2040 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
9,340
19.2619 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of securities to which option relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
Warrant
Call Warrant
Purchasing
10,000
21.9534 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
5.1600 EUR
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of securities to which option relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
Warrant
Call Warrant
Purchasing
1,000
22.8837 EUR
AMERICAN
31/12/2030
3.8700 EUR
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising / exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit





(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)



3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NONE
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NONE
Date of disclosure:
05 June 2015
Contact name:
Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis
Telephone number:
+44(20) 7051 9046 / +44(20) 7774 7107
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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